Tariq Malik resigns as NADRA chief

ISLAMABAD: Tariq Malik has resigned from the post of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) chairman. According to sources, Tariq Malik sent his resignation to the Interior Ministry on Friday. On December 2, the government had ended the contract of Tariq Malik, but a judge of the Islamabad High Court reversed the decision. He had been facing charges of various nature, and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had been probing his case. In his resignation Tariq Malik has stated that he was resigning in the larger interest of NADRA. Malik also said that his resignation was in national interest.